“Happy Death Day”: At its darkest, “Groundhog Day’s” stuck-on-repeat weatherman, played by Bill Murray, offs himself a few times in inventive ways, but no one ever murders him, as obnoxious as he is. That’s not the case with Tree (Jessica Rothe), a terrible sorority girl who is slain at the end of every deja vu day by a killer disguised as the world’s worst college mascot. Shifting between jump-shock horror and comedy, with a mystery waiting to be solved, “Happy Death Day” is better than it has any right to be.

Also: “Blade Runner 2049”

Rent it now

“It”: The big-screen remake of “It” earns its R-rating and its iconic status in the first 15 minutes, with awful Pennywise the Clown peeping out of the sewer. After that it's a kids adventure stranger than “Stranger Things”: There's no explanation for the horrors plaguing this town and no one to turn to for help — the adults and cops are worthless at best. Sticking with your friends and beating the snot out of bullies is the only thing to do, which is a fair plan if your friends are good kids like these.

Also: “The Foreigner,” “Marshall”

In theaters

“The Beyond”: Hasraf Dulull, who has served as visual effects producer for a number of British TV shows, makes his directorial debut with this hard science fiction drama. Looking for answers when mysterious orbs enter Earth's atmosphere, a team of robotics-enhanced astronauts are sent to explore a wormhole. They're certain to find something, which just as certainly won't be what they expected.